Display device



A. E. HURST. DISPLAY DEvlcE'.

APPLICATION FILED APR.26, 1921.

Patented.- Aug. 9?, H2L

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INVENTOR narran stares .ALBERT E. HUB/ST, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIG-NOR 'EO TEXTILE E'BLISIIING- COM- PANY, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPGRATION NEW YORK. i

DISPLAY DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

VPatented Aug. 9, limi.

Application filed April 26, 1921. Serial No. 464,561.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT E. HURs'r, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Display Devices, of which the following is a specification.

rllhis invention relates to a display device used for displaying merchandise in store windows or in other parts of a store and the object of this invention is to provide a panel which can be used for supporting articles of merchandise, price tickets or other written matter relating to merchandise displayed on or near the improved display panel.

A further object of this invention is to provide a display panel which may receive detachable ornamental faces, such faces being renewable to provide diii'erent display effects. A still further object of this invention is to provide a display panel which may be used, if desired, in conjunction with groups of other display panels, and which may be usedto support and display merchandise in an attractive and effective manner tending to induce sales of the merchandise thus displayed. n

With these objects, vand other objects which may hereinafter appear in view, I have devised the particular arrangement' of parts hereinafter set forth and more particularly pointed out in the claims appended hereto.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing' forming a part hereof, in which Figure l is a front elevation of my improved display device, showing a portion of the attached art panel folded back to disclose construction,

Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of a portion of the display panel, and

Fig'. 4 is a side elevation of a portion of the display panel, parts of the same being shown in section to disclose the construction.

rIhroughout the various views of the drawings similar reference characters designate similar parts.

In the preferred embodiment of my invention as disclosed in the accompanying drawing l indicates a panel of my improved construction. This panel is preferably made of any relatively light, stiff and penetrable material of substantial thickness. I have found that several thicknesses of a cellular or corrugated card-board 2 united together by a binding produce a light and stiff yet easily penetrable construction ideal for the purpose desired. The binding 3 may be adhesively secured in place if desired.

On one face of the panel is adapted to be secured an ornamental art panel 4 corresponding in outline to the panel l. I find it desirable to secure this art panel 4 detachably in position, whereby it may readily be removed and an art panel of different design or ornamentation substituted therefor. I have shown the panel l of a substantially rectangular form, but it will be understood that the same may be of any desired shape or size to meet various display requirements, and it will be likewise obvious that the art panel 4 may be of any desired form. The art panel 4 is arranged to completely cover the front face of the panel l and is preferably provided with an ornamental border 5v extending completely around its outer edge. This border is preferably provided with spaced apart breaks 6 in the design of the border and through these spaces 6 suitable fasteners 7 are adapted to be passed to detachably fasten the art panel 4 to the face of the display board l. The staples 7 or similar fasteners may, if desired, be provided with ornamental heads as at 8, so that these staples really form part of the oorder of the art panel and tend to enhance the appearance thereof. The penetrable nature of the display board l readily permits the entry of the staples 7 and similarly said staples may readily be removed to permit the art panel to be removed and replaced by another.

The art panel 4 may if desired be divided into a plurality of display spaces as at 9 to aid a merchant in artistically displaying his merchandise on the face of the panel. It sometimes occurs that a merchant desires to use smaller display panels than those provided, and in order that he can be guided in producing panels of suitable size, the art panel l may be provided with suitable dividing lines as at 1,0, readily indicating the lines of division of the art panel 4.

The display panels may be supported in any suitable manner; they may be hinged together in group series or they may be suspended in various artistic and pleasing designs. The art panels 4 are readily removable from the display boards l so that new secured to the y lshank 'fasteners or staples similar to the art panels can readily be placed on the boa-rds l. Price tickets may be adhesively or otherwise secured to` the face of the art panel 4L and can thus be removable there- With. The penetrable nature of the display board l permits merchandise to be readily face of ythe same by pins,

fastener 7. The manners in which the display panels may be utilized are varied and many, and Vmany artistic and pleasing methods of display can be provided.

Having described my invention, what I claim is: Y

An article of the class described comprising a penetrable display hoard oi? substantial thickness, a face therefor, asteners for securing the face to the board and marginal spaces in said face adapted to receive said fasteners. Y

Signed at th-e city, county and State of New York, this 23rd day of April, 1921.

ALBERT E. HURsT. 

